MEA1124 Accession Number: MEA1124

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El Daba, Egypt. 25 December 1943. Padre R. E. Davies RAAF, conducts a Christmas Day service for members of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF in the Western Desert. Corporal A. (Ocker) Skinner supplies the music on his banjo.

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Accession Number
MEA1124
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
25 December 1943
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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